The Irish standard., 1887-02-19

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speaking world to listen to her demand
the justice Of the demand would be
acknowledged and conceded: but their
first thought was to gain the attention,
then the sympathy, and then the sup
port of the English public, and above
all, of the English democratic classes.
u had not the honor Of being men,
bar of that first group Of four or five,
but had the boon land I esteemed 1t
boon greater by far than could be cons
ferred on me from any external source
whatever} Of being one Of the first OF
the men who FROM outside Parliament
saw the Justice and the hopefulness of
this plan, and I declared myself willing
with any inconvenience, OF risk, OF sac
riice to myself, to go into the House OF
Commons and fight for that policy and
with that party and under that party's
new leader. Applause]. For by this
time and already we had got our Leaders
He was not man who sought the
place for himself, but was forced into
the position by destiny 10y his own
manifest capacity for leadership and by
the necessities of the time. Those in
England who knew orremembered any
thing about the struggle Of Grsttan
against the act OF union might have
seen that there was a good omen and
augury for the success Of the new Irish
policy from the mere fact that the Lew
leader was descendent and bore the
name Of Grattau's great friend, Sir
John ParneU. [App]ause]. Their
policy WAS the policy OF activity. Its
opponents denounced it as ii policy OF
obstruction. We could not be scared
worth q cent"
After describing in d Numerous way
the early divisions when there were
seven OK eight Oil their side and the
"whole honse" Or Tie other. he spoke Of
the last one, where there were 81
Home. R,Iers led by Mr.G ladstone HIM
self. AppIause.l
''The coming Of home rule for Ire
land is au event as certain as the rising
CT tomorrow's sun. [Applausa.l l have
no fear OF being convicted Of altering u
false prediction if [ venture TO prophesy
that in two. at the most within three,
years. this question Of home rule will
have been settled by tbs Imperial Par
lament, and the Irish members will be
going home to make arrangements for
the opening of their own chambers OF
legislation on the old grounds Of Col
Iege Green, III tbs cit.y OF Dublin. lap
planSe.l do not venture to say from
which of the two great English parties
that great result may come. 1t is
quite possible that the Tory party, fol-
lowing their traditions, may think ii
wise at the last moment to accept The
movement they have struggled against,
resisted and rejected become the
friends OF the movement and thereby
have q longer continuance in place, in
power, and Office. They may do in this
case as they have done before. We
would much rather take the measure
OF home rule from the great statesman
who resigned and sacrificed so much
to bring it forward--Mr. Gladstone.
[Applause.l But we are bound to re-
gard above all other considerations the
Interest Of our country, and we will
take "a genuine and comprehensive
measure OF home rule 1--WE will takenone
other from any party from any states
man Of any party whatever. Ifits should
he our destiny to receive home rule at
the hands Of Tory Government we
will take home rule FROM that Tory
Government, and we will give chem in
return llo manner Of thanks whatever
IAppia1se.] After all. what does il
matter which party, what man gets the
technical credit On the statute-book Of
having carried a great measure Of re-
form. The honor. the credit: the glory.
the gratitude, the fame, will always 20
to the man who struggled for that
measure when the struggle in it's cause
WAS struggle in the darkness and
against the portentious obstacles, and
With the certainty Of danger and sacri~
fee. [Applause.J To them will the
treason be historically ascribed.
And when we get cur home rule for
Ireland, which we shall get before long.
and When the historical monument is
raised to the triumph OF that great
principle. impartial and enlightened
history will inscribe on the tablet Of
that monument the names of two great
men-the names of William Ewart
Gladstone and Of Charles Stewart Par
nell" [Applause.]
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